Beroe Price Forecast Accuracy Report
 
* Six months forecast accuracy (For example, the January 2010 accuracy data is based on the price forecasted for the commodity in July 2009.)

Jan 2010
Feb 2010
Mar 2010
Apr 2010
May 2010
June 2010
Energy
Crude Oil
97%
96%
95%
100%
85%
85%
Natural Gas
72%
81%
91%
87%
94%
93%
Coal
89%
89%
94%
86%
85%
89%
 
Metals
Copper - LME
78%
96%
92%
93%
90%
83%
Copper - Comex
79%
96%
92%
94%
90%
82%
Copper - SHFE
77%
95%
93%
95%
91%
84%
Zinc - LME
98%
98%
100%
97%
76%
63%
Lead - LME
88%
97%
97%
97%
75%
70%
Nickel - LME
98%
99%
88%
100%
80%
86%
Aluminum - LME
96%
89%
87%
87%
97%
79%
Aluminum - SHFE
90%
87%
95%
100%
89%
77%
Magnesium (US)
99%
91%
91%
85%
89%
89%
Magnesium (Europe)
97%
95%
96%
95%
96%
94%
Magnesium (China)
98%
100%
99%
100%
99%
98%
Titanium Sponge
x
x
x
91%
91%
90%
Titanium Ingot
x
x
x
81%
85%
85%
Cobalt Chromium Alloy
x
x
x
92%
93%
86%
Cobalt 
x
x
x
87%
98%
90%
 
Resins
Polyethylene (LDPE)
90%
83%
83%
86%
91%
98%
Polypropylene
78%
80%
85%
71%
82%
91%
Polystyrene (HIPS)
76%
84%
85%
86%
86%
93%
PVC
90%
84%
78%
75%
78%
82%
HDPE
86%
76%
71%
84%
91%
96%
 
Paper &Paper Board
US NBSK
91%
97%
93%
91%
87%
87%
US NBHK
87%
91%
88%
85%
82%
84%
Coated woodfree / freesheet reels - 90 g / 60 lb
99%
96%
93%
96%
100%
100%
Uncoated woodfree / freesheet reels - 70 g / 50 lb
99%
99%
93%
98%
95%
94%
Bleached Bristols - 10 pt
97%
97%
98%
100%
100%
98%
White Paper
96%
99%
97%
96%
97%
98%
Caustic Soda
56%
96%
93%
x
79%
89%
Chlorine
83%
79%
86%
x
84%
94%
 
Steel
304 Stainless Steel
91%
89%
98%
99%
90%
85%
HR
90%
84%
86%
81%
85%
86%
CR
88%
83%
88%
82%
86%
87%
Iron (Pig iron)
89%
74%
76%
71%
61%
69%
Ferrous Scrap (No.1 Busheling)
72%
74%
68%
68%
71%
66%
 
Solvents
Propylene
93%
81%
73%
74%
90%
98%
Ethylene (Contract Prices)
79%
76%
70%
80%
96%
90%
Benzene
57%
85%
97%
95%
87%
88%
Printing Inks (Iso-propanol)
84%
91%
89%
77%
80%
78%
 
Others
Styrene
72%
78%
73%
73%
83%
91%
Butadiene
67%
71%
64%
60%
49%
71%
SBR
88%
83%
91%
78%
77%
78%
Titanium Dioxide - Anatase
97%
97%
98%
96%
99%
100%
Titanium Dioxide - Rutile
98%
98%
95%
90%
87%
86%
Corn
99%
94%
98%
95%
99%
88%

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